Salon’s Mark Schone wrote the most purely delightful article about finding clips of high school productions of Broadway musicals on You Tube. It includes everything from a German production of “West Side Story” to an Oklahoma production of…”Oklahoma.” The clips are all endearingly sincere and open-hearted. I love the way they put as many kids as possible on stage and everyone seems to be trying hard and having fun. Take a look — it’s a guaranteed smile.

And if you have some clips of your own school performances, send me the links!

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